1870, 15¢ bright orange. Used with 3¢ green, grilled (147) tied by cork cancels duplexed with "Salem Mass. Jul 21" cds on cover to Argentina, red "New York '8' Jul 23" integral credit cds, carried by USBMC Merrimack from New York Jul. 23 to Rio de Janeiro arriving Aug. 20th, blue crayon "10" cent due rating, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 152; Estimate $150 - 200.
Auction # 71 - The Sescal Sale
By: Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc.
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Sep 23, 2016 America/Los_Angeles
Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 71 - The Sescal Sale
Friday Sep 23, 2016 08:00 to Sunday Sep 25, 2016 16:00 America/Los_Angeles
Last date for bids:
Friday Sep 23, 2016 08:00 Europe/London
Welcome to our September 23-25, 2016 Sescal General Sale With 2,276 lots. This auction is being held at the Sescal stamp show in Los Angeles and features properties from over 130 consignors including United States and Worldwide stamps, postal history and collections with Westerns, Advertising Covers, New York Foreign Mail Cancels on and off-cover, United States and specialized Hawaii. The sale features further offerings of the Doc Bilyeu Estate with Oregon Territory and Westerns, Part II of the Nicholas M. Kirke off-cover N.Y. Foreign Mail Cancels, and Part III of the Gary Peters collection of Hawaii. Great range of large lots and collections including individual country collections, worldwide carton accumulations, sundries and more. Browse the entire sale at www.rumseyauctions.com. A limited number of printed catalogs are available.
Please note this sale takes place at the Sescal stamp show at the Hilton Los Angeles Airport Hotel in Catalina B on September 23-25, 2016 in three sessions.
Presale Viewing is scheduled in our offices on Monday, September 19 (10am-5pm) and at the Sescal Exhibition (Plaza Ballroom) on Thursday to Saturday, September 22-24 (10:00AM to 6:00 PM).
Sale Sessions:
Sale 70 Lots 1-427 : Friday, September 23, 2016 at 10:00AM
Sale 71 Lots 1001-1674 : Friday, September 23, 2016 at 2:00PM
Sale 71 Lots 1675-2562 : Saturday, September 24, 2016 at 10:00AM
Sale 71 Lots 2563-3276 : Sunday, September 25, 2016 at 10:00AM
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Lot #1602 - united states postal history 1870-79 Bank Note Issues
Lot #1603 - united states postal history 1870-79 Bank Note Issues
1870, 24¢ purple. Large margins, tied by circle of wedges cancel on cover to Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, matching "Hackensack, N.J., Mar 31" origin cds alongside, 1882 New York transit backstamps; small cover opening tear at top, Very Fine, a very scarce 24¢ National Bank Note single franking usage to Venezuela.
Scott No. 153; Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Lot #1604 - united states postal history 1870-79 Bank Note Issues
1873, 7¢ orange vermilion. Rich color, tied by NYFM star (Weiss ST-8P11) fancy cancel on clean cover to Germany, bold "New York Br. Transit Apr 25" exchange cds, endorsed "per S.S. Main for Southampton"; small part of flap missing, Very Fine.
Scott No. 160; Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #1605 - united states postal history 1870-79 Bank Note Issues
1873, 7¢ orange vermilion. Horizontal pair with "No. 22" captured plate number at top, tied by two circular grids on light buff cover to Austria, matching "Bay, Mo, May 7" cds at right, red "New York Br. Transit May 12" exchange cds, reverse with Austria (5.25) cds and 1875 docketing on back, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 160; Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #1606 - united states postal history 1870-79 Bank Note Issues
1873, 10¢ brown. Horizontal pair, tied by bold strike of blue "Chicago Ill. Aug 18" duplex with six-bar grid cancel on orange cover to Paris, France, red "New York 'Paid' Aug 21" exchange cds, Calais (9.1.75) entry cds, framed "P.D." handstamp, Paris (9.2); small faults, Fine.
Scott No. 161; Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #1607 - united states postal history 1870-79 Bank Note Issues
1873, 10¢ brown. Tied by large bold cross-roads cancel on cover to Italy, matching "New York Br. Transit Dec 25" transit backstamp and "Insufficiently Paid" straightline handstamp, blue crayon and manuscript ratings, Italy 30c and 60c postage dues tied by Piacenza (1.9.1874) arrival cds, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 161; Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #1608 - united states postal history 1870-79 Bank Note Issues
1873, 10¢ brown. Used with 6¢ dull rose (159), each tied by matching bold grid fancy cancel duplexed with "Raleigh N.C. Aug 25" cds on registered yellow cover to Cedar Grove N.C.; part of registry label adheres to reverse, Very Fine.
Scott No. 161; Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #1609 - united states postal history 1870-79 Bank Note Issues
1873, 15¢ yellow orange. Upside down and cancelled by manuscript mark with matching manuscript "Ransom, Mich, July 19/73" postmark also upside down on registered 3¢ green entire to Worthington Minn., green crayon "3426" registry number; reduced at left with some paper loss at top left, Fine.
Scott No. 163; Estimate $500 - 750.
THIS IS THE EARLIEST RECORDED USE, THE SCOTT LISTED DATE IS FOUR DAYS LATER.
Lot #1610 - united states postal history 1870-79 Bank Note Issues
1879, 15¢ red orange. Nat. s.e. at right, tied by two strikes of "N.Y. Supplementary 'Paid' Jul 28 '81" duplex on 5¢ blue entire (U177) to Havana, Cuba, endorsed "p Niagara", Havana (8.2) arrival backstamp, Brock & Co. merchant datestamp.
Scott No. 189; Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #1611 - united states postal history 1870-79 Bank Note Issues
1879, 15¢ red orange. Radiant color, tied by perfect bold "New Haven Conn. Apr 17 85" duplex on cover to Wellington, Cape of Good Hope, New York (4.17) backstamp and red crayon "50" centimes (10¢) credit rating, London (4.27) and Wellington backstamps; small tear, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 189; Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #1612 - united states postal history 1893 Columbian & 1895-98 Bureau Issues
1893, 15¢ Columbian. Used with 2¢, 4¢, 6¢-8¢ Columbians (231, 233, 235-236), all tied by "New York Apr 14 '93" duplex on legal-size preprinted Warnier & David correspondence envelope to Paris, France, fresh and Very Fine combination use.
Scott No. 238; Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #1613 - united states postal history 1893 Columbian & 1895-98 Bureau Issues
1895, 2¢ vermilion, type III. Well centered single tied by neat "Richmond, Va., Apr 3, 99" duplex on U.S.S. Maine and Liberty patriotic cover to South Kensington, Pa., Extremely Fine, with 2008 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 267b; Estimate $75 - 100.
Lot #1614 - united states postal history 1893 Columbian & 1895-98 Bureau Issues
1898, 5¢ dark blue. Tied by blue "Oficina Postal de Ocos, May 11, 1900" octagon datestamp on 1893 10¢ Columbian entire (U351) on cover from San Francisco Cal. to Ocos, Guatemala, purple Urioste & Co. merchant oval and "Per Steam 'Peru' " straightline, Very Fine, with 1995 Holcombe certificate.
Scott No. 281; Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #1615 - united states postal history 1898 trans-mississippi issue
1898, Trans-Miss., 1¢ dark yellow green, vertical pair. Showing additional row of vertical and horizontal perforations across stamps, on cover to philatelic publisher D.B. Crockett in Avondale, N.J., tied by "Springfield, Mass., Oct 25, 1898" flag machine cancel, transit and receiving backstamps, Very Fine and unusual.
Scott No. 285; Estimate $75 - 100.
Lot #1616 - united states postal history 1898 trans-mississippi issue
1898, Trans-Miss., 4¢ orange. Tied by light oval cancels in combination with 1897 2¢ on 1883 4¢ entire to New York, purple Providence, R.I. straight line registry handstamp and New York receiving backstamp, Very Fine.
Scott No. 287; Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot #1617 - united states postal history 20th century issues
1903, 5¢ blue. Singles on two similar covers to Kashgar, Chinese Turkestan; tied by 1906 Hartford, Conn. machine cancels and theological seminary corner cards, both endorsed "via Baku, Russia", one with due handstamp in N.Y. and different Cyrillic backstamps; cover edge wear and small stamp flaws, F.-V.F., a very rare destination.
Scott No. 304; Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #1618 - united states postal history 20th century issues
1907, 5¢ Jamestown. Top plate number "3561" and imprint strip of three, tied by "Chicago Ill" registry ovals on registered cover to Ottawa, Canada, pink "Registered, Nov 25, 1907, Englewood Station, Chicago Il." four-line registry postmark, Very Fine and rare use.
Scott No. 330; Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot #1619 - united states postal history 20th century issues
1909, $1 violet brown. In combination with 1908, 4¢ orange brown, vertical pair (334) Washington-Alaska Bank parcel tag to San Francisco, Cal., tied by indistinct cancel with red "Fairbanks, Alaska, Registered, Jul 3, 1909" cds alongside; stamp flaws, F.-V.F. appearance.
Scott No. 342; $6,000 on cover; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
THE EARLIEST KNOWN USAGE OF THE 1909 $1 WASHINGTON HIGH VALUE ISSUE...
Lot #1620 - united states postal history 20th century issues
1909, $1 violet brown, early parcel tag usages. Group of 5 tags, all different 2 or 3-color frankings with 1902, 10¢ and various 1908-09 definitives; from Washington-Alaska Bank to San Francisco, Cal., one tied by "Fairbanks, Alaska, Registered, Jul 12, 1909" cds, others with mute block cancels; stamps faulty, Fine appearance, postmark example with early usage predating the current EKU in the Scott catalog.
Scott No. 342...
Lot #1621 - united states postal history 20th century issues
1909, $1 violet brown. In combination with 1908, 2¢ carmine (332, both with natural s.e.) on Washington-Alaska Bank parcel tag to San Francisco, Cal., tied by cork cancels, F.-V.F., a scarce usage, especially in sound condition.
Scott No. 342; $6,000 on cover; Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Lot #1622 - united states postal history 20th century issues
1909, $1 violet brown. On Washington-Alaska Bank parcel tag to San Francisco, Cal., tied by "Fairbanks, Alaska, Registered" cds; stamp flaws including small corner tear, F.-V.F. appearance, a scarce single franking usage.
Scott No. 342; $6,000 on cover; Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot #1623 - united states postal history 20th century issues
1909, $1 violet brown. In combination with 1908, 4¢ orange brown affixed on 1908, 8¢ olive green, block of 4 (334+337) on Washington-Alaska Bank parcel tag to San Francisco, Cal., tied by "Fairbanks, Alaska, Registered, Jul 12, 1909" cds's; stamp flaws, F.-V.F., a scarce early usage predating the current EKU in the Scott catalog.
Scott No. 342; $6,000 on cover; Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot #1624 - united states postal history 20th century issues
1909, $1 violet brown. Well centered, in combination with 1902, 10¢ pale red brown, pair + 1908, 4¢ orange brown, pair (307+334) on Washington-Alaska Bank parcel tag to San Francisco, Cal., tied by cork cancels; stamp flaws, Very Fine appearance, a scarce usage.
Scott No. 342; $6,000 on cover; Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot #1625 - united states postal history 20th century issues
1911 around the world post card. Sent from Colorado Springs, Co., to Australia, South Africa, Germany, Mexico, with return to Colorado; with a multitude of postmarks, a busy and interesting item, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $100 - 150.
Lot #1626 - united states postal history 20th century issues
1917, $5 light green, two blocks of four and four singles. One single perfin, in combination with $4.99 NCR meter on oversized registered Federal Reserve Bank, Minneapolis, Minn. corner card cover to Duluth, tied by mute cancel, purple "Minneapolis, Minn, Registered, Apr 18, 1935" and receiving backstamps; small stamp and cover flaws, Fine.
Scott No. 480; Estimate $200 - 300.
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